FT: CROATIA 1 - 1 CZECH REPUBLIC.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Croatia are unbeaten in their three previous meetings with the Czech Republic (D2, L1).
• Those three games have produced 12 goals in total, an average of four per match.

Croatia

• Croatia have lost eight of their last 14 matches in all competitions (W4, D2).
• They have just claimed two wins in their last 10 games (D2, L6).
• The Croats have never lost their second match in a major tournament - a run spanning 10 games (W6, D4).
• Ante Rebic has scored just one goal in his last 21 appearances for Croatia, attempting 31 shots in that time.

Czech Republic

• Czech Republic's only draw in their last 19 group stage matches (W9, D9) at major tournaments came against Croatia in Euro 2016, with the game ending 2-2.
• The Czechs could win their opening two group stage matches at a major tournament for just the third time in their history - they last did so at Euro 2004.
• Patrik Schick has been involved in 10 goals in his last nine starts for his country, scoring eight goals and providing two assists.
• Schick's five shots on target against Scotland is the most any player has managed for the Czech Republic in a major tournament.

Lovren elbow, pelanty after VAR and referee review.

Scandalous decision :facepalm:

Ridiculous decision. Never a pelanty. VAR has been good but that’s clanger by the ref.

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Originally Posted by Des Parrot

Ridiculous decision. Never a pelanty. VAR has been good but that’s clanger by the ref.

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Good score line for us though if it stays the same. If England beat the Jocks later as well that’ll be 2 teams in the group who can’t get to 4 points

1-1 Perisic

Good strike but keeper error IMHO

Not the best result for us.

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Not the best result for us.

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The Czechs may be a toughhurdle for England.
It is not beyond that England might fail to qualify from the group